SPECTROSCOPY

spectroscopy, spectrometry, spectroscopic analysis, spectrum analysis, spectrographic analysis

(noun) the use of spectroscopes to analyze spectra

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

spectroscopy (countable and uncountable, plural spectroscopies)

(uncountable) The scientific study of spectra.

(analytical chemistry, countable) The use of spectrometers in chemical analysis.

Anagrams

• cryptoscopes

Source: Wiktionary


Spec*tros"co*py, n.

Definition: The use of the spectroscope; investigations made with the spectroscope.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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